Announcements

At its recent meeting, the National Society of Black Physicists chose the winners of the AAS-sponsored Beth Brown Memorial Awards for oral and poster presentations.

The White House recently released a proposal for legislation on commercial space authorization and regulation. Here we take a look at the proposal and highlight what it would mean for astronomy.

We invite AAS members and AAS 243 meeting attendees to collaborate with us to prepare the New Orleans community for the upcoming solar eclipse via a free public outreach event on Saturday, 6 January 2024.

Ilsa Cooke (University of British Columbia) is being honored by the AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division for her contributions to the discovery and understanding of new molecules in space.

Randall Smith (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian) will receive the AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division's highest honor in recognition of his contributions to the field of high-energy astrophysics.

AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, ApJ Supplements, PSJ, and RNAAS to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.

Whether you want to personalize your meeting supplies, celebrate our 125th anniversary, or just want to observe the night sky in style, you’re going to look stellar in AAS gear.

The African Astronomer Travel Fund is raising money to support African astronomers to attend the Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly (GA) on their own continent in 2024. Join us in supporting our efforts to expand...

The goal of the Chandra Legacy Program is to generate crucial results that require Chandra's unique capabilities to break new scientific ground and/or complement new and far-reaching observations in other wavelength...

If you’d like to feel more confident the next time you’re asked by an editor to peer review a paper, consider applying to attend the upcoming AAS Peer Review Training Workshop in New Orleans.

The Fellows of the National Osterbrock Leadership Program have submitted a white paper to the AAS Board of Trustees advocating substantive changes in the way astronomy departments educate and work with graduate students...

The last few months have seen significant legislative action on space activities. In this blog post we discuss these bills, their impact on our community, and the steps the AAS has been taking to advocate our needs to...

The AAS has become aware of a sophisticated phone-based scam luring our members to call a phone number regarding our upcoming 243rd meeting in New Orleans.

Your membership renewal reminder, invoice, and a handy return envelope will arrive in your mailbox soon. Don't let your member benefits lapse!

The 32nd International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly will be held 6–15 August 2024 in Capetown, South Africa. Registration is now open.